Manhattan Latin (subtitled The Sensuous Rhythms of Spanish Harlem) is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1964 for the Decca label.[1] The album is among Chick Corea's earliest recordings[2]

Manhattan Latin
Studio album by Dave Pike and His Orchestra
Released	1964
Recorded	February 11, March 21 and April, 1964 New York City
Genre	Jazz, Latin jazz
Length	39:38
Label	Decca DL 4568
Dave Pike chronology
Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (1962) Manhattan Latin (1964) Jazz for the Jet Set (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Manhattan Latin captures Dave Pike in flux between the straight-ahead approach of his earlier sessions and the psychedelic pop-jazz of his efforts for MPS: a playful yet methodical immersion into pure, sunkissed groove, its artful assimilation of global rhythms and textures anticipates the direction of Pike's most memorable work".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Pike except as indicated

1. "Baby" - 2:49
2. "Que Mal Es Querer" (Arsenio Rodríguez) - 3:18
3. "Not a Tear" (Rudy Stevenson) - 4:01
4. "Mambo Dinero" - 2:39
5. "Montuno Orita" - 3:23
6. "Aphrodite" - 3:16
7. "La Playa" - 3:06
8. "Latin Blues" - 2:56
9. "South Sea" (Stevenson) - 2:38
10. "Sandunga" - 2:41
11. "Dream Garden" - 3:25
12. "Vikki" - 5:26

Personnel

• Dave Pike - vibraphone
• Dave Burns - trumpet
• Ray Copeland - flugelhorn
• Hubert Laws - piccolo, tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7)
• Joseph Grimaldi - flute (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9)
• Chick Corea (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 & 10), Don Friedman (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9) - piano
• Attila Zoller - guitar (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9)
• Israel "Cachao" Lopez (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 & 10), Jack Six (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9) - bass
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas
• Bobby Thomas - percussion (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7)
• Willie Bobo - drums

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